Students Desribe the 2015 Great Connections Seminar

What Students Said About The Great Connections Seminar 2015 “The seminar is transformative; I grew as a person. Working part time in the Philippine Congress, my biggest goal is to share what I learned with my colleagues and friends and apply it to positively affect our lives.”  Ken Wu, junior, University of the Philippines-Dilman, from Quezon […]

“Inspiration comes first, then teaching?”

This is the third part of the four-part series on an ideal University Education; the first part is here and the second part is here, and the fourth part is here.  “First We Must Inspire, Not Just Inform” Maria Montessori, pictured below, noted that the student is a “spiritual embryo,” with his or her own innate pattern of growth […]

How to Improve Reading Ability

Some new evidence has come out about the dismal reading level of most college students. The source of the research is Renaissance Learning, an American assessment and analytics company that makes widely used online educational software for K-12 students. “College freshman, on average, are assigned books rated at the 7th grade level.” Their extensive research report […]

Strengthening the Power to Think First-Hand

Participants from the 2010 Great Connections Seminar for working professionals and retirees, share their experience of the program and discuss the impact on their development and goals.

The Great Connections Experience

Participants from the 2010 Great Connections Seminar for students describe their experience of the program and its impact on their lives.

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